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B. P. WAGNER.

CASE RECORDER.

`No. 434,217. Patented Aug. 12, 1890.

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BERNARD I. IVAGNER, OF SIDNEY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF TWOJII'IIRDS TO VILLIAM II. WAGNER AND MILTON M. IVAGNER, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

CASH-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,217, dated August 12, 1890.

sin-mi No. 345,576. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be itknown that I, BERNARD P. WAGNER,

a citizen of the United States of America, rcsiding at Sidney,in the county of Shelby and State of Ohio, have invented certain new.and useful Improvements in Cash-Recorders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

1o My invention relates to certain improvements in cash-recorders; and it consists in certain details of construction and combination of parts, which will iirst be described in connection with the accompanying drawings,

and then pointed out in the claims.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective View of the apparatus, one side and other portions of the casing being broken out to disclose the construction and arrangement of the operative mechanism. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the left-hand side of the apparatus, partly in section.

Referring to the drawings, l, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 represent the fixed portions of the cas- 2 5 ing constructed in the form illustrated.

Arepresents whatis termed the cylinder, it being a segmental cover for the till C. It is rocked backward and forward on two arms B, secured to its ends and pivoted to the sides 3o l of the casing on the inner side.

D D are two brackets, secured in a horizontal position to the back wall 3, and also to the middle face-plate 7 of the casing, they being provided with down-hanging lugs e, in

which is journaled the paper-roll E, on: which is to be wound a strip of blank paper F of any desired length.

In the rear ends of two arms G, pivoted at their forward ends to the brackets D, is secured what I term a tension-bar I-I, made, preferably, of a rectangular strip of wood. This bar is designed to rest upon the roll of paper F, thus serving to keep the paper smooth and even, and also to give tension to the Strip of paper while the latter is being transferred to the winding-drum.

I is the winding-drum, which is j ournaled in the brackets D a short distance forward of the papereroll, the drum being provided on 5o one end with a ratchet-wheel J, as seen in Fig. l, with which engages a dog j, pivoted on one of the brackets D to prevent retrograde movement of the drum.

K is a horizontal lever, pivoted at one end to a bracket 7c, secured to the innerside of the 5 5 middle face-plate 7 of the casing. This lever carries at its free end a pivoted link K', which is in engagement with a pin Z on the lower end of a bent arm L, pivoted centrally to the ratchet-wheel, and carrying at its upper end 6o a pivoted pawl L in engagement with the ratchet-wheel for turning the winding-drum forward.

M is a locking-bolt provided with a laterally-projecting pin This bolt, which locks 6 5 the cylinder, is vertically movable in keepers N, (seen in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and in full -lines in Fig. 2,) secured to the inner side of the middle faceplate 7 of the casing, the lower end of the bolt taking into a recess a (seen 7o dotted) in the cylinder.

O is the lever-operating rod or push-rod, which is a short rod of metal, having its inner end turned upward at a right angle, as at o, and passed through a perforation in lever K,its outer end, which extends outside of the casing through a hole in the face-plate 7, be ing provided with a push-button o. This push-rod is provided upon its under side with what I term a key, consisting of a down- `8o wardly and rearwardly inclined projecting piece 02, which is preferably formed integral with the rod, and which is in engagement with the pin m on bolt M, as clearly shown in Fig. l.

P is a bell-crank,pivoted at p to one of the brackets D in such position that its vertical arm will rest against the rear side of the horizontal lever K,the horizontal arm of the bellcrank being provided with a weight w, for a 9o purpose which will be presently stated.

Q is a lid, hinged at q to the part 6 of the casing and covering the paper-roll and wind ing-drum. In the central portion of this lid, in the upper side, there is formed a rectangular recess R,havinga depth of about half the thickness of the lid, and at the upper and lower edges of this recess the lid is slotted transversely,as at r and r. A glass plate S, of about two-thirds the width of this recess, Ioo is inserted therein in such a manner as to permit the paper, while being transferred from the paper-roll to the winding-drum, to pass freely under it, as shown, there being an opening left at r2, where the paperis exposed for the purpose of receiving the record to be made by the salesman.

T is an arm on the cylinder A,for the purpose of causing an alarm to be sounded on a gong-bell U when the cylinder is thrown back, the operation of sounding this alarm being manifest without description. The cylinder, when unlocked, is thrown back by means of a leaf-spring V, secu red at one end to the inner side of the face-plate 7, its free end being in engagement with the front side of a right-angular lip a', secured to the cylinder, as seen in dotted lines in Fig. l. The money box or till C is placed in the bottom portion of the casing and against the lower face-plate S, the cylinder, when down, resting upon this Aface-plate. The upper face-plate 5 may, if desired, be provided with a plate of glass, on which to place any suitable inscription-as, for instance, Your purchase is recorded here.

The operation of my cash-recorder, which is very simple, is as follows: The salesman iirst lnakes his entry upon the paper through the opening r2 in the recess R in the lid. IIe then pushes on the lever-operatin g rod O, which swings lever K backward, and thus, through the medium of the pawl and ratchetwheel, turns the winding-drum, drawing that portion of the paper containing the entry forward under the glass plate, where the entry is le'l't for inspection until the recorder is again operated. In this inward movement of the rod O its key o2, by reason of its inclination from a plane parallel with that of the rod O itself, raises the locking-bolt M free of the cylinder, permittil'ig the latter, impelled by the spring V, to rock backward,and thus uncover the till and at the same time sound an alarm. Nhen the salesman ceases to press upon the rod, the weight w will cause the bellcrank to swing upon its pivot and press the lever K and rod O back to their normal positions, when the locking-bolt will drop by gravity. The salesman draws the cylinder back toits normal position by taking hold of the knob c2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a cash-recorder, the combination, with the winding-drum carrying a ratchet-wheel and a pawl-carrying arm pivoted on said wheel, of a pivoted lever carrying a link which is in engagement with said arm, a-tillcover, a bolt for locking said cover, and a push-rod connected to said lever and provided with a key in engagement with the bolt, whereby as the winding-drum is turned the cover is simultaneously unlocked.

2. In acash-recorder, the combinatiomwith the winding-drum carrying a ratchet-wheel and a pawl-earrying arm pivoted on said wheel, a pivoted lever carrying a link which is in engagement with said arm, and a tillcover, of a bolt for locking said cover, provided with a laterally-projecting pin, and a push-rod connected with the lever and provided with a downwardly and rearwardly inclined key in engagement with the pin on the locking-bolt, for the purposes set fort-h.

3. In a cash-recorder, the combination, wit h the winding-drum provided with a ratchetwheel, the pawl-carrying arm pivoted on said wheel, t-he pivoted lever carrying a link in engagement with said arm, the locking-bolt, and the combined push-rod and key, all constructed and arranged substantially as described, of the pivoted bell-crank, one of its arms being provided with a weight and its other arm resting against the rear side of the lever, whereby the said lever and combined push-rod and key are automatically returned to their normal positions and the locking-bolt is permitted to drop.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses. v

BERNARD P. VAGNER,

Witnesses:

D. OLDHAM, S. S. BoUGI-ITON. 

